Greg is a student at Georgia Tech. After washing his clothes downstairs in the laundry room he forgot to dry them and now being late for class, he takes his underwear out of the washing machine and throws them into his microwave in his room to dry them. When he puts on his underwear, he suffers very serious burns. If he sues the microwave company, what will be likely basis of the law suit, possible defenses, and likely outcome

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Meggie

Social Studies

23 March, 18:49

Greg is a student at Georgia Tech. After washing his clothes downstairs in the laundry room he forgot to dry them and now being late for class, he takes his underwear out of the washing machine and throws them into his microwave in his room to dry them. When he puts on his underwear, he suffers very serious burns. If he sues the microwave company, what will be likely basis of the law suit, possible defenses, and likely outcome

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Shane Chang · Answer 1

Misusing the equipment, and thus the case would be dismissed!

Explanation:

It was his fault that he suffered these burns. It's only common knowledge, to not microwave clothing, there could have been some kind of plastic, which caused him those burns. Either way, that was his fault.

Gaven Hopkins · Answer 2

Negligence and wrongful use of equipment, the case would be dismissed

Explanation:

A microwave is a tool used to reheat food. Putting wet underwear into it is not only wrongful but it also denies the purpose of the equipment. The microwave company is only responsible for any damage that occurred with the rightful and correct usage of the machine.

Greg suffered serious burns because he was using the microwave as a clothes drier. The microwave company is therefore not responsible for any injury he suffered as the result of his actions.

Because of lack of grounds for a lawsuit, the case would be dismissed.